Risk of Domestic Violence After Natural Disaster

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This paper describes the use of a participatory action research model to teach undergraduate social work research and statistics. Strategies of the model include (1) integration with social work education, (2) policy analysis, (3) literature review, (4) collaboration with practitioners, (5) collaboration with the target population through qualitative research, (6) quantitative study, (7) ongoing social action efforts, and (8) evaluation. An example is used of a project addressing a community problem with increased domestic violence during recovery from natural disaster.     

Development of a Model for Evaluating Social Work Curriculum

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This paper describes an internal evaluation performed on the BSW curriculum of the School of Social Work of Tel Aviv University, Israel. It focuses on the inductive, participatory method by which the evaluation was designed, and on the measure that was developed. The aim of the paper is to encourage internal evaluation of social work curricula and to provide a model for doing so that others can adopt.     

税费改革对村级财务状况的影响——对全国100个村的跟踪调查

税费改革过程中,由于上级财政补助增加,样本村总收入并未下降,但自营收入能力下降明显.随着改革的深入,样本村日益依赖不可持续的土地承包、征地补偿和出售集体资产来维持收入水平,导致村级财务状况堪忧;样本村对自身财务的控制能力逐渐减弱;支出方面,样本村组织基本运转支出还能得到保障,公共投资支出也在增加,但村里对建成项目的日常维护和社会福利保障支出下降;村级债务也有扩大的趋势.另外,税费改革对不同经济发展水平的村庄的影响也存在差异.     

资源产品贸易的环境影响及隐含环境流分析——以铜资源为例

资源产品大规模的国际贸易在对全球资源进行再分配的同时,也产生了显著的跨境环境影响转移.传统仅从国家或产业层面评估国际贸易中单一环境要素的隐合流已远无法满足国际谈判与博弈中的精细化决策要求.本文以铜资源为例,应用生命周期评价方法构建了产品级、多环境要素的国际贸易环境影响及隐合流核算体系,选取了2018年6种铜资源产品的国...     

Public deliberation and social justice sensibilities in Greensboro Participatory Budgeting

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Participatory budgeting (PB) has emerged as a tool for empowering marginalized communities and advancing social justice through public deliberation and advocacy. However, public deliberation scholars have contested the appropriate roles of social justice, activism, and equity. PB bridges deliberation, advocacy, and equity, as it strives to accomplish social change. We detail how the first cycle of Greensboro PB navigated tensions between residents who sought social change and government officials who wished to maintain the status quo. We argue PB is an example of public deliberation that fosters social justice sensibilities among participants and conclude with applied recommendations for design improvements.     

It’s a Win–Win–Win: Using Human Peer to Peer Networks to Reach Learners Where They Are

In the Spring 2017 semester, an instructional designer, a writing center coordinator, and a director of distance library services initiated a pilot project for a seven-campus, eight-satellite center, public university system to cross-train virtual writing tutors in baseline research skills. This case study describes the collaborative pilot program’s progress, challenges, and lessons learned and grounds the process in peer learning theory, exploring its growing acceptance in academic libraries.     

Reciprocal (and Reductionist?) Newswork

This paper builds upon previous research that examines participatory forms of “reciprocal journalism” and “public communication” led by high school and college students in Miami, Florida, USA, in the fall of 2014. In this study, the students’ assessment of local and national media coverage is used to reveal greater details inherent in examining participatory methods of newswork. Collectively, students said that media coverage emphasis on local and national public officials instead of residents and community members who experience sea-level rise first-hand, combined with a lack of scientific explanation of and solutions for sea-level rise reduced the event's potential to build reciprocal relationships with younger audiences.     

缓解民主规范性与经验性张力的有益尝试——参与式民主理论新析

在民主理论中一直存在着规范性与经验性的内在张力。参与式民主不仅通过重申民主的规范性价值和公众参与,以图弥补经验性民主的缺陷,而且也不像早期规范性民主那样忽视民主经验性制度设计,而是试图通过建立参与型社会来实现民主的规范性价值。虽然这种努力并没有完全缓解民主规范性与经验性的张力,但参与式民主的理念被协商民主继承,促使民主的规范性与经验性走向统一。     

Sport for Social Change and Development: Sustaining Transnational Partnerships and Adapting International Curriculums to Local Contexts in Rwanda

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Local Non-Governmental Organisations and sports organizations have been recognized as important and well positioned strategic implementing bodies by the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) sector. Whilst they may be experienced and knowledgeable of the historical and local sociocultural landscape, many seek to form transnational partnerships, for the purpose of expanding their capacity, sustainability, and expertise. Rwanda’s history of genocide frames much of its development objectives, and sport has been an integral method for implementing programmes that speak to social impact and reconciliation aims. This paper examines a transnational partnership active in Rwanda, that uses football as a tool to achieve its shared development goals. We conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Rwanda, by volunteering with the organizations as they delivered SDP programmes across the country. In doing so we were able to deconstruct the management and intricacies of this partnership and contextualize the important negotiations, management and style of approach when tackling difficult issues. This paper contributes to both expanding our knowledge of transnational partnerships and provides unique commentary that aligns the complexities of engaging with local populations in post-genocide Rwanda with ‘Sport for Social Development’ programming.     

Online speech and democratic culture: a comparison of freedom of online speech between South Korea and the United States

Civil libertarian doctrine which was dominant during the twentieth century argued that the main goal of freedom of speech was to ensure that the public would be well-informed and actively engage in public deliberation. A literal extension of this claim to the Internet age often justifies the regulation of online speech under the assumption that harmful communication undermines the public interest. This study challenges civil libertarianism and proposes a new thesis of freedom of online speech, which posits that online speech should be understood in terms of a democratic culture where every individual participates freely and without restraints in the process of meaning making that constitute her/him as an autonomous individual. Based on such a theoretical concept, this study identifies three important aspects of online speech freedom – unfettered speech, anonymous speech, and participatory speech – and then compares the status of online speech between South Korea and the United States. This research suggests that a society should understand the unique nature of online speech and then arrange the legal system to fit into it.